Commercial Bancgroup screens cheap on a PEG basis with strong margins and Piotroski quality, and insiders have been buying, but an overbought RSI reading and the engine's negative asymmetry gate argue for caution at current levels.
Thesis pillars
- Best In Class Margin Quality→Stable
- Cheap Valuation Strong Peg→Stable
- Overbought Momentum Caution↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. (CBK) Stock Analysis
Inst Constrain edge
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $33.81, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: commercial loans (79.1%); Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: CRE loans (59.0%).
Commercial Bancgroup is a Tennessee-based bank holding company that completed its initial public offering in October 2025 and merged with Alliance Bank during the period, funding growth primarily through core deposits equal to 91.6% of total deposits. The bank's loan book is... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $33.81, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: commercial loans (79.1%); Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: CRE loans (59.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 65d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-23Recent Developments — Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Earnings Preview: CBK to Report Financial Results Post-market on July 27 - 富途牛牛 — 富途牛牛 neutral
- NEWS CBK seeks powers to enforce Anti-Money Laundering compliance - standardmedia.co.ke — standardmedia.co.ke neutral
- NEWS What Is Driving Commercial Bancgroup (NASDAQ:CBK) Interest Today? - Kalkine Media — Kalkine Media neutral
- NEWS What Is Driving Commercial Bancgroup (NASDAQ:CBK) Interest Today? - kalkinemedia.com — kalkinemedia.com neutral
- NEWS CBK Approves LemFi Remittance to Kenya, in Partnership with Wapi Pay - The Kenyan Wallstreet — The Kenyan Wallstreet neutral
Generated 2026-08-23T03:21:56Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHloan_portfoliocommercial loans79%10-K Item 1A: 'At December 31, 2025, our commercial loans accounted for approximately 79.1% of our total loans.'
- HIGHloan_portfolioCRE loans59%10-K Item 1A: 'As of December 31, 2025, approximately 59% of our loan portfolio consisted of CRE loans.'
- LOWloan_portfolioowner-occupied CRE loans25%10-K Item 1A: 'Additionally, approximately 24.8% of our CRE loans at December 31, 2025 were owner-occupied CRE loans, which are loans to businesses secured by the businesses' real estate.'
- MEDIUMloan_portfoliohotels/motels category10-K Item 1A: 'the hotels/motels category (which has occasionally exceeded our internal limit of 50% of total risk-based capital), and loans within certain geographic markets makes us vulnerable to adverse conditions in these specific industries and markets.'
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $33.81, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: commercial loans (79.1%); Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: CRE loans (59.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $34.00 (+0.6%), stop $32.35 (−4.5%), A.R:R 0.1:1. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $34.00 (+0.6% upside). Target $34.00 (+0.6%), stop $32.35 (−4.5%), A.R:R 0.1:1. Stop-loss: $32.35.
Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: commercial loans (79.1%); Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: CRE loans (59.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. trades at a P/E of 11.5 (forward 10.6). TrendMatrix value score: 8.2/10. Verdict: Hold.
5 analysts cover CBK with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $40.
What does Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. do?Commercial Bancgroup is a Tennessee-based bank holding company that completed its initial public offering in October...
Commercial Bancgroup is a Tennessee-based bank holding company that completed its initial public offering in October 2025 and merged with Alliance Bank during the period, funding growth primarily through core deposits equal to 91.6% of total deposits. The bank's loan book is concentrated in commercial lending, with commercial loans comprising approximately 79.1% of total loans and commercial real estate loans comprising approximately 59% of the loan portfolio at December 31, 2025, alongside a hotel/motel industry concentration that has occasionally exceeded the bank's internal risk-based capit